Day-bed or box-lounge construction



June 24, 1930 R. BRADSHAW ET AL 1,768,435

DAY BED OR BOX LOUNGE CONSTRUCTION Filed Nov. 192

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I beds, day beds,

l atented June 24, 1930 warren stares ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE- ASSIGNMENTS, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE 1 TO SIMMONSCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.,

DAY-BED OB BOX-LOUNGE CON$TRUCTION Application filed November 2, 1 92?. Serial'llfo. 230,665.

This invention relates to improvements in couches, lounges, chairs and the like, and the main object is to provide a mode of construction by which the side rails of the structure are concealed from View without the use of a valance, spread or other means additional to the box or spring.

Considering, for purposes of explanation and comparison, a day bed as ordinarily constructed and especially a metal frame day bed, it is observed that the side rails which connect the ends are L-shaped in cross section and usually arranged with one flange horizontal and one flange vertical and de pending from the outer edge of the horizontal flange. Sometimes the arrangement is reversed so that the vertical flange rises from the outer edge of the horizontal flange. The box or spring of the bed rests upon the horizontal flange and with either of the side rail arrangements just described the whole depth of the vertical flange is visible.

According to the present invention, the side rails are of the usual type but are arranged with the vertical flange rising from the inner edge of the horizontal flange and the box or spring is provided with depending side flanges, which lie outside the vertical flanges of the side rails and rest upon the horizontal flanges thereof. In this way only the thickness of the horizontal flange can be seen and, by making the box flange project slightly beyond the outer edge of the rail flange, the rail flange is invisible to a person standing or sitting near the bed.

In the drawings which illustrate one embodiment of the invention but to the details of which the invention is not confined 2- Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a day bed, constructed according to this invention, as ordinarily viewed, and illustrates the invisibility of the side rails.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the junction of the side rail and end post.

Referring more particularly to the drawing corner posts 12, the side faces and inner faces of which are respectively designated 1ngs,11 designates the ends of a day bed hav- 13 and 1 1. Brackets 15 of any suitable type are rigidly secured to the inner faces 14b of the posts for support of the'side' rails 16, only one of which is shown, but it will be understoodthat there is one rail at each side of the structure as usual. The side rails, which extend as usual between corresponding posts of the two. ends 11, are preferably of L-shape in cross-section, as shown,and are each disposed with one flange 17 horizontal. and the other flange 18 vertical and rising from the inner edge of the horizontal flange, that is, the edge remote from the sidefaces Parana 7 WWE o 13" of the posts between which the rail ex- I tends. a

The exact form of bracket 15 used is immaterial except that it must be such as will )ermit ositionin of the side rails in the manner described and entirely inside the plane containing the side facesof the end posts concerned. The form of bracket illustrated is L-shaped in plan with one flange 19 bolted or otherwise secured against the inner face 14 of the post and with the other flange 20 projecting near the edge of the post remote from the side face 13. This flange 20 is slotted, as at 21, to receive a headed stud 22 rigidly secured to the vertical flange 18 riveting. positioned in The slot 21 and stud 22 are so the members carrying them that on assemblythe end of the rail j ams a ainst the flange 19 of the bracket to make.

6 u 0 a r1g1d connection between the ra1l and post.

' The storage box or box spring, designated of the side rail by a nut 23 or by a whole by the numeral 24, may be of any suitable },construction and includes framework 25Iwhich is provided at each sidewith adepending flange 26 adapted to rest upon the horizontal flange 17 of the adjacent side rail and to have sufficient clearance fromthe vertical flange 18 to accommodate the nuts 23 or other projections from the rail flange,

if any. T erably such as to support the. frame above the vertical rail flanges 18. The width of the box or spring frame is such that the thereof project slightly beyond the outer edges of the horizontal rail flanges. The covering of the box or spring, designated 27,

he depth of these flanges is prefsides com ng in contact with t cross-section,'such as areino'w'in i ""lngQfrom the 1 'andfconcealing the ra preferably covers the outer sides of the frame and flanges 26 and is tacked to the lower edges of the flanges.

As will be readily seen from the drawings, the relation of the rails to the posts and box or sp1iiig" enables the bozg or spring to be provided with the' depending flanges 26 which entirely conceal the vertical flanges of the ra ls nd whie proje t su f cien y e: YQ d he eut r ds of t e. horizonta l nge to effectively conceal them also. It will also be appreciated that this is accomplished without projection of the box or' spring frame beyond the planes containing the side faces 13 of the posts. Such projection is to be avoided as it gix es unsightly appearance to the structure and exposes the covering at'thel corners and vertical edges of the box or spring to excessiye wear and is fur,- thermore liable to cause injury to person 'i he exposed corners. These results can not be obtained with side rails'disposed in the usual manner.

lVhile the-invention relates particular 7 I ly to structures 1nclud ng s de rails L-Shaped; n general use, j ljso b iaee jb iee ly 9 6f 9 01% sprin 'i or of dependingfflanges onthe box or. spring to conceal side ails of any type. Furthermore, while the in i l particularly to day beds, it may be applied also tobeds with be; springs and to couches, lounges, chairs and the like.

ing thus describedour invent-ion, what,

we claim is 1. In metal frame b like, the combination frame, of siderails co of said side rails bein zo ntal flange and a V from the inner edge of said box: fran'ie includin outside the vertical raili flan the box frameon the horizo and concealing both the ve eds, day beds and the nnefctingthe ends each g formed with a horlthe horizontal flange ges supporting 5; zontal flangesfof I the rails.

day beds and the w h ends of rails con- 2. In metal frame beds like, the combination wit necti'ngthe ends, each ofsaiCl:Pails'including a horizontal flan i nner edge of t flange, and a box spring each side a member res zontal rail flange and tlrei ebeyond andlboth 'frame including at ting upon the ho'ri: projecting outwardly i1. n itne our hands.

" CHARD BRADSHAW. REGINALD FERGUSON.

, r l vention 1S directed.

with ends and a box ertical: flange rising g side members lying ntal rail flanges rt cal. and horige and 'a' vertical flange. ris he horizontal supporting the frame whereof, we have hereunto set, 

